About Thirucherai Village

Thirucherai is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,599 males and 1,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirucherai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirucherai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Kumbakonam
Pincode	612605
Area (hectares)	247.46 hectares
Population	3,182
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirucherai compares

By the 2011 count Thirucherai is the 18th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 247.46 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Thirucherai

Thirucherai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thirucherai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thirucherai from other places

Thirucherai lies about 36 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kumbakonam, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thirucherai
Nearest railway station	Kumbakonam	11 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	36 km

Villages closest to Thirucherai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbakonam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Thirucherai

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirucherai village had a population of 3,182. That makes it the 18th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Thirucherai village has 1,599 males and 1,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirucherai has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Thirucherai is 612605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirucherai covers 247.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thirucherai falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thirucherai is Kumbakonam, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thirucherai.

Thirucherai is about 36 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirucherai is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 11 km away. Thanjavur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.